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The Chancellor’s Citation serves to recognize the significant civic or career achievements by the selected winners. "This event honors outstanding members of Syracuse University’s alumni community," said Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud.

Gwynne is associate general counsel of 1199SEIU, a 300,000-plus member health care union, and devotes much of her practice to representing 1199 and other unions before administrative agencies and in arbitration, collective bargaining and litigation. Gwynne is a major figure in the labor world, having served on numerous boards and committees, including the Peggy Browning Fund, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Workers Defense League, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, American Arbitration Association and American Bar Association. In 2009, Wilcox was honored by the Peggy Browning Fund for her lifetime achievements on behalf of working people.